96.7 - three hun dred six ty five de grees

[hard_talker]

[at ten o'clock, Concrete Blonde's rendition of the now-familiar Leonard Cohen tune comes BLASTING out of the journals, at full volume, as loud as Harry can make it go. no one's ignoring him, this week. even if you've got your journal closed and locked in a drawer, you're probably going to hear him

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[youfallback]

[The temptation to be ALL OVER THIS is almost too much for Carolina to resist. She wants so bad to stick herself in charge.]

That's one way to get our attention.

[hard_talker]

Thanks. Question is: did it work?

[youfallback]

I'm more than willing to establish an emergency plan. [Pause, before a little stiffly:] But we might need a group rather than just one person.

[hard_talker]

Yeah, that's the problem. People make groups and then someone in the group goes home, and fuck-all nothing gets done. But ... if you wanna try to throw one together, be my guest. I know plenty've people who give a shit about the State of the Union, so to speak. They just ... need someone t' help coordinate 'em.

[youfallback]

[The most magical words ever spoken.]

Trust me. I can coordinate them. Give me a few minutes and I'll have something up and running.

[hard_talker]

You rock. [he sounds SO relieved to hear that, you have no idea]

You're gonna wanna be in touch with people on the Peace Patrol - put up a filter, see if they mind you steppin' up. The guy who runs it, Yuan, is kinda AWOL right now - I think he's on some kinda loss, but no one's found him yet, so he might've even gone home. It's anyone's ball game as far as that goes. Have you met either of the Doctors, yet? They're probably your next best bet, I know Yuan's pretty close to both've 'em.

I dunno. Maybe just having one person in charge is a really fucking bad idea - because I mean, hey. Yuan stuck himself in charge of the Patrol, and look what happened. Maybe this group should be a -- Jesus, I don't know, I was supposed to take government next semester.

[youfallback]

Copy that. I've been in contact with a couple members, but not in this capacity. I've met one of the Doctors while out of the castle, as well.

[Pause. She's used to a strict hierarchy in terms of group dynamic but some people miiiight have a problem with that.] How is it that you're the one raising questions, HH?

[hard_talker]

.... Uh, what d'you mean?

[confused teen is confused - but that doesn't mean he doesn't DIG the new nickname]

[youfallback]

You're a DJ, not a safety expert. Unless you're in charge of emergency response in your free time. Most people who raise questions with the system are the ones who know how it should work.

[hard_talker]

Oh. [he scoffs a little] Isn' it obvious? I'm raisin' the question because we don't even HAVE a system. First things we all learned in school were what to do if the fire alarm went off. Fire drills. Stop, drop, and roll, hide under your desk in an earthquake, that sort of shit.

People get here, does anyone tell 'em anything like that? Nope. We get "Hey, kitchen's on the first floor, wish for some stuff, have fun figurin' out what you lost!"

[youfallback]

Emergency plans and safety should be gone over first before any of that. Not that I didn't appreciate the information I did get.

Just because the castle's big doesn't make it impossible to take down.

I'm putting something up now to the Peace Patrol, HH. It'll get done.

[hard_talker]

FINALLY, someone who talks like they've got something between their ears and a little optimism to go with it!

Thanks, C. And hey -- good luck.

[youfallback]

Thanks. Won't need it.

I'll keep you updated on the status of the plan.

[hard_talker]

Great. ... If it comes up at a meeting, though? I'll be there.

[youfallback]

Good. We need someone who can talk as loud as you. [Have Carolina-brand compliment!]

[hard_talker]

[HEH HEH]

Castle Wonderfuck'd be lost without me. Crickets would reign supreme. I'm tellin' ya.